Equatorial Guinea vs Namibia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Equatorial Guinea
15.9%
in 2024
Namibia
15.4%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
151st
Namibia rank
153rd

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Namibia
51015198020022024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 15.9% against 15.4% in Namibia, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st and Namibia ranks 153rd of 198 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 3.6% 3.6% 0.1% Equatorial Guinea
1990s 5.5% 5.4% 0.1% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 8.6% 8.5% 0.1% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 12.1% 11.9% 0.2% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 15.0% 14.6% 0.4% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Equatorial Guinea or Namibia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 15.9% against 15.4% in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
0.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Namibia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st and Namibia ranks 153rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed